Waking night care assistant in Richmond

Salary: TBC

Hours/Schedule: Flexible Waking Night Shifts 9:00 PM – 7:00 AM.

Days available: Mon - Sun

Location: Roehampton, London

We are looking for two dedicated, compassionate Waking Night Carers to join our established care team in Roehampton. This isn't a typical night role—it is a vital, specialised position supporting an individual with epilepsy and learning disabilities.

There is something incredibly rewarding about working the night shift. While the world sleeps, you are the calm, dependable presence ensuring our client stays safe, comfortable, and protected throughout the night.

The reality of the role

We want to be upfront: this role requires a unique set of strengths.

Your main duty is dedicated visual monitoring via screens positioned directly outside the client's bedroom. While physical demands are low, the mental focus and vigilance required are exceptionally high. The night will be quiet, structured, and long, but your sharp attention to detail and calm response during a seizure make all the difference.

If you thrive in quiet, highly structured environments and take genuine pride in being someone’s ultimate safeguard, you will excel in this role.

Your key responsibilities:

• Remain awake and alert, stationed outside the client’s room, monitoring visual screens to ensure immediate detection of any seizure activity.

• Act calmly, swiftly and effectively according to established protocols during overnight incidents or epileptic seizures

• Safely manage and administer required night-time medications

• Keep precise overnight records and deliver comprehensive handovers to the morning staff and care manager

What we offer you

• Excellent pay: earn £15.10 (weekdays) and £17.20 (weekends), with double pay on bank holidays

• We’re invested in your growth: paid induction, care certificate, and ongoing support for level 2 & 3 diplomas in health and social care

• Dedicated support: your own care manager and a friendly office team always ready to help

• Prioritising your well-being: an Employee Assistance Programme with wellbeing support

• Award-winning culture: join a team rated 5 stars for culture and management (Indeed) and recognised for live-in care expertise (Home Care Awards)

• Benefits package including paid holidays, NEST pension scheme, client referral scheme, Blue Light Card

What we are looking for (essential criteria)

Due to the specialised nature of this role, we can only consider applicants with proven professional experience in:

• Epilepsy & seizure management: Confident, hands-on experience tracking, monitoring, and responding to epileptic seizures

• Learning disabilities & autism knowledge: A deep understanding of supporting individuals with diverse learning disabilities and complex communication needs

• Proven night-shift reliability: Experience maintaining high alertness during quiet, solo waking night shifts

• Valid right to work in the UK

All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.